ELENA HIGHT INFO

Elena Hight is one of the professional snowboarding’s shining stars. At 23 years, she is already a two-time Olympian in snowboard halfpipe. Elena became the first woman to land a 900 in competition at only 13-years old in 2002. In 2013 she became the first snowboarder to land a double backside alley-oop rodeo in Superpipe competition at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado. Today she is on track to be a gold medal contender at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. In addition to snowboarding professionally, living an active, healthy lifestyle through sports and the outdoors has always been a priority of Elena’s. Surfing and cooking are two passions in her life. Her personality is often described as the All-American girl next door with an incredible athletic talent.

ELENA HIGHT NEWS

Beyond The Bib: Elena Hight Never Plays Safe

Elena Hight looks to head to PyeongChang, South Korea for the 2018 Winter Games on her own terms. The post Beyond the Bib: Elena Hight Never Plays Safe appeared first on TransWorld SNOWboarding. Shared by: Transworld Snowboarding Read Article...

The Smith Code With Victor Daviet Elena Hight Jake Blauvelt And More

Snowboarding News: Snowboarder Mag | Tuesday October 17, 2017

The Smith team is stacked, and so is the new Smith Code snowboarding helmet, complete with Koroyd.
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Operations Update: Kt 22 Extended

Snowboarding News: Squaw Valley | Monday May 22, 2017

It's May 22 and The Spring Skiing Capital is still going strong! Here's a look at Squaw Valley lift operations this week and beyond.
KT-22 Still Open! To celebrate the latest closing of KT-22, ski patrol kept the Mothership spinning until 7pm on Saturday, May 20! Photo: Ben Arnst
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Weekend Preview: April 28 29

Snowboarding News: Alpine Meadows | Thursday April 27, 2017

Weekend Preview at The Spring Skiing Capital
From first chair to après, there's plenty of fun to be had this weekend at the Spring Skiing Capital. Here are some highlights:
Spring Conditions Return Photo: Court Leve After a few stormy days and 9" of new snow this week, spring skiing and... Shared by: Alpine Meadows Read Article...

Hight Wins X Games Halfpipe Gold

Snowboarding News: US Snowboarding | Sunday January 29, 2017

ASPEN, CO (Jan-. 28, 2017) - American women took two of the three podium spots in halfpipe at the X Games on Saturday night. Elena Hight (South Lake Tahoe, CA) won her first X Games gold... Shared by: US Snowboarding Read Article...

Volcom Goes To Oz

Pat Moore, Gabe Ferguson, and Elena Hight take a trip to Australia to meet up with the Volcom crew. See the photos in our latest digital feature.
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Stoned In Australia

Pat Moore, Gabe Ferguson, and Elena Hight take a trip to Australia to meet up with the Volcom crew. See the photos in our latest digital feature.
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Scotty James Joins Volcom Global Snow Team

Snowboarding News: Snowboarder Mag | Thursday May 07, 2015

COSTA MESA, CA (May 7, 2015) – Volcom is proud to welcome Scotty James to its global snow team. James is a two-time Olympian and the 2015 Snowboard Halfpipe World Champion. He is currently the number one ranked snowboarder in Australia for slopestyle and halfpipe.
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Dispatches Full Moon In Italy With Robin Van Gyn

Snowboarding News: Snowboarder Mag | Tuesday April 21, 2015

words and photos: Robin Van Gyn
Think castles and pizza, then cappuccino and really cute old people. Now mix that in with a power storm, mountains and an crew of chicks with the lyrics to T. Swift on lock. The picture is painted. Elena Hight, Helen Schettini, Hana Beaman, Kaitlyn Farrington,... Shared by: Snowboarder Mag Read Article...

words: T. Bird
photos: T. Bird and Mary Walsh
There are few companies in the canon of snowboarding that embody what it means to be a snowboarder. Volcom is one of them, and their ideology is stronger than ever. Last week, SNOWBOARDER Magazine hosted our annual event, The Launch, in which a... Shared by: Snowboarder Mag Read Article...

Kaitlyn Farringtons Slumber Party Talk About 100 Fun

Dispatches Kaitlyn Farringtons Slumber Party At Sun Valley

Snowboarding News: Snowboarder Mag | Saturday March 21, 2015

words: Ryan “Huggy” Hughes
photos: Ryan “Huggy” Hughes and Tal Roberts
Kaitlyn Farrington’s Slumber Party was designed to inspire young snowboarders to follow their dreams and have fun no matter what. The crew at Sun Valley organized the weekend event with Kaitlyn, other female pros, and a group of really excited young... Shared by: Snowboarder Mag Read Article...

words: Mary Walsh
photos: Aaron Blatt
On Saturday night, January 24, 2015, all eyes were once again turned to the 22-foot superpipe at the base of Aspen’s Buttermilk peak in anticipation of eight snowboarders and twenty-four runs that would decide the podium in women’s halfpipe at X Games Aspen.
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